Belt buckle



Feb. 13, 1923.

T. c. ERPENBECK.

BELT BUCKLE.

CMP; nass 5 llatented lieb. lli?, i923.

rnnonoitii C. .sarnniancn or ornerieoitniriois.

BELT :BUCKLE application and February 21, 1922; serial new. 533,314.1 i

Be it known that Tnnonomi C; ERPEN- nnen, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at the city of Chicagm-in the county of y@ook and Stateor' Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in BeltBuckles, or" which the following is a speciiication. f

My invention relates to buckles tor fasleningl the belts usuallyemployed to supportthe trousers and the like use-and the special objectof the present invention 'is'to not only provide a buckle whichwill'iia'sten said belt, but one in which the front or et(` posedportion is made troni a separate piece oi metal or other material. andwhich may therefore be ot much lighter material., and will therei'ore beless expensive and may be cut or stamped with the desired monogram orother ornamentation desired at less eX- pense ythan the thicker metal.

Another object is to provide such abuckle in which the separate r'on'tpart having the monogram or ornamentation 'may be easily and quicklydisengaged and replaced by a front with some other desired monogram ordesign.

Another object is to provide a perforated plate firmly attached to oneend of the belt, with a second plate adjustably attached to the belt ator near the reverse end, said second plate having suitably extendingposts for engaging the perit'orations in the first plate, and a Jirontplate readily attachable to said second plate.`

With the foregoing and other objects in view which are specilically setforth in thev annexed specification, my invention consists of the partsand arrangments as hereinafter described and claimed, and while do notwish to be restricted tothe exactA details of construction shown herein,yet, tor the pur pose ot illustrating a particular en'ibodi-j mentthereof, reference is had to the accom.` panying drawings, iu which likereference characters designate the same parts throughout the severalviews, and in which` Figure l is a front plan View of one oit iuy beltbuckles, part of the iront being broken away to disclose the rear plate.

Figure 2 is a cross section along the line 1-1 ot Figure l. y

Figure 3 is a detail view of the plate 5 showing the posts for engagingthe belt and the plate 2.

Figure 4 is a detail view ofthe front plate Tile:

with portions of the sides broken awayA nv show the curved edge. i yFigure 5 is a longitudinal the line 2-2 ot Figure l.

Figure 6 is a view showing the perforated plate attached to the belt.`

Figure 7 is' a detail view forated plate separate.` from the belt.

In the accompanying drawings showinga belt of the. usual type with onelof my iin` proved buckles attached thereto, ll. represents the belt, and2 a perforated plate attached by means of ,rivets as 3 at one end ofsaid belt. At 4l, 4 are shown the'pertorations enr ployed by me toreceive the posts ot the plate l section along of the per- 'i 5 forattaching'the ends ot the belt together. j

material, attached to said plate bysolder or.`

riveting. l have preferably made the' plate 5 with the`opening'8 in itsmiddle portion,

to reduce the weight, and cost bv reducing 1 the amount of materialrequired. At `the edges of the plate 5 and near the four corners, I haveformed the ears 9, 9, 9, 9, which are positioned and designed to engagethe',

indentations l0, 10, l0, l0 formed in the engagement therewith, to locksaid front plate in engagement with said plate-whenever it is placedupon said plate 5 with the indentations l0 in engagement with said ears9. i

The front plate ll is preferably made ot a better material than theother portions, and as there is no stra-n upon any portion ot it, it maybe made ot very light material thereby reducing the expense ot ltheymaterials required, and also providing 'a thin metal which is cut orstamped with the'dc-l sired monogijrruu or other design or orna-vmentation at less expense than, a heavier metal could be manutactured.My buckle is easily and quickly assembled as follows: ttach the plate 2at one end ot the belt, as shown, then slide the trent plate lupon theplate 5 until the iiulenta tions l() engage the ears 9 ot `plate Theposts 6., 6 are then engaged in the peritorations l. l et the belt,thereby attaching Said plates 5 and 1l to said belt. The belt is thenplaced about the waist, and theposts .front plate ll 'tor the expresspurpose o'l f G, 6 ot the plate 5 engaged in the pei-'torations d, 4 ot'the plate 2, attaching the reverse ends ot the belt together as desired.

By this construction the plates 2 and 5 may be made ot' any suitablematerial oit' low cost, and may be made up in stock quantities, and thedesired front plates may be supplied and attached from time to time asthe buckles are sold. Also, it Will be seen that the front plate may beeasily and quickly removed, and another of different design or monogramsubstituted in its place in an instant, Without changing,` any otherportion ot the buckle or belt and Without loss or Waste ot an-y kind.

Having thus described my said invention, wh at l claim and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is the following l. ln a device of the classdescribed, the combination ot aA perforated plate attached to one end eta belt, a second plate having posts thereon tor engagement with saidbelt and the pert'oratfons in said first named plate and a front plateadapted tor enga-gement with said second named plate.

2, The combination with a belt o1 a perforated plate attached thereto, asecond plate having curved posts or hooks for engaging; perforations inthe belt and in said first named plate, and a front plate having' curvededges for engaging the edges ot said second named plate.

3. In a buckle for belts and the like, the l Medef/5 combination ot a'perforated plate tor at tachinent to one end ot the belt, ot a second'plate tor adjustable attachment to the remeans provided in the thirdplate for en-v gaging and retaining` said third plate in engagementtherewith.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination oit` a platehaving` spaced openingis therein, ot' a second plate having suitablyspaced posts for engaging said spaced openings in said first namedplate, and a third cover plate for covering and concealinc., both otsaid plates, and indentations in one ot said plates for engagingsuitable projections in another for retaining said vcover plate inengagement with said plates.

In testimony whereof, l have hereunto set my hand in the presence oftvvo subscribing` Witnesses.

THEODORE C. ERPENBECK.

Witnesses:

CHESTER WV. BROWN, W. W. UILTERBORN.

